Recorded 1912–1965 Girls' name Peak 1922 268 births

Rovena — girls' name

268 babies named Rovena in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s511920s651930s461940s481950s371960s21
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rovena was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rovena in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rovena

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Rovena between 1912 and 1965, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rovena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rovena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rovena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rovena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rovena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 268 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rovena at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

268

Since 1912

54 years of records

Peak year

1922

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1912

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1965

Rovena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1912

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 196519581948194219331925192019151912 6

Rovena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
65 births that decade — 24% of Rovena's all-time total
1910s511920s651930s461940s481950s371960s21

Rovena by state

Where Rovena concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rovena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 1.9%
South Carolina share of Rovena's total US births 1.9%

5 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rovena?
268 babies have been named Rovena since 1912. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
When was Rovena most popular?
Rovena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Rovena most popular?
The top states for the name Rovena are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Rovena been used?
Rovena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 54 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Rovena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rovenia, Rovan, Rovella, Rovilla, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.